Polly The Potter: ‘People Need Bright Colors In Their Lives’
You can find her plates, bowls, mugs and even shot glasses, adorned with wise words and witticisms, in Atlanta homes and restaurants. “Love big” and “laugh a lot” float among the colorful designs, and “Polly made me” marks the bottom of each ceramic pot.
Polly Sherrill, or Polly the Potter as she is known to her patrons and ceramics students, has her own independent pottery business in Atlanta for the past 25 years.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, “City Lights” is highlighting Atlanta women in the arts, what they do and what challenges creative women face in the 21st century.
In addition to making pots, Sherrill teaches pottery classes and uses these to teach the art of ceramics and the art of living, so to speak.
“I teach from a very big space of independence, creating your own independence and figuring out what independence is …[integral to having] a happy life,” she says.
She fashions herself as a role model for kids, who only see traditional living situations at their schools and at home.
“When they see a woman with a fun job, she’s by herself, she has a great dog, she is running her whole business by herself, they get an opportunity to see that,” she says.
To see some of her work, visit pollyontheavenue.com.
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